Page 35 of Salvation


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“I’ll kill him for what he did to you,” I state.

The statement draws a gasp from her as her eyes grow wide. “You’re a priest, Dante. Not a murderer.”

I laugh as she has no idea how many lives I’ve taken. “You don’t know the kind of man I am. The man I was before I made Fordhurst my home.” I tilt my head. “I’d never hurt you unless you enjoy it,” I breathe.

She bites her bottom lip. “Like with the wax and the flogger?”

“Yes. I won’t hurt you unless you enjoy it, little doe.” I kiss her neck before sinking my teeth in. “Like this.”

She gasps in surprise, but her body arches toward me. “Dante,” she breathes my name.

“Do you like that?” I ask.

Her hand grips my shirt collar, pulling me closer. “Yes,” she admits, her voice shaky yet laced with a new-found courage. Then she adds, whispering, “Do it again.”

My lips curve into a smirk. “As you wish, little doe.” I sink my teeth harder into her collarbone, making her arch even closer to me.

“More,” she groans.

This time, I grab the back of her neck and kiss her lips. Before biting on her lip hard enough to bleed and then sucking on her blood like a fucking animal. That’s what I am. That’s who she’s unleashed. A beast.

“Fuck me,” she murmurs.

I smirk against her lips. “Do you want me to take your virginity, little doe?”

Her eyes meet mine. “Dante, please,” she whimpers, her hands gripping my shirt tighter, her body trembling under my touch. “Take it... Take me. Make me yours,” she pleads, her voice a bare whisper, her plea a desperate prayer.

“Are you sure, little doe?” I ask, my voice ragged.

She nods, her eyes never leaving mine, her resolve unmistakable.

I lean closer, my breath ghosting over her lips. “Do you understand what you’re asking for?”

She swallows hard, her eyes wide, her heartbeat visible in the column of her neck. But she doesn’t look away.

“Once I’ve claimed you, there’s no going back. You’ll belong to me. Only me. Forever.”

Her breath hitches, and the resolve in her eyes shakes me to the core.

“Alright,” I whisper, leaning in to kiss her. “You asked for it.”

Her voice wavers unexpectedly. “Put the mask back on, Dante.”

I can’t help the low, throaty chuckle that escapes, reaching over to grab the ski mask I’d discarded. “Whatever you wish.” I slip the mask back on, staring at my prey as darkness roars to life. “How about we have a little fun?”

Her brow arches. “What kind of fun?”

“Hide and seek but a scarier and sexier version.”

Her eyes light up. “Go on.”

“You get a twenty-second head start to escape me, and I’ll hunt you down and catch you. And when I do...” I trail off, allowing the silence to speak for me.

“You’ll do anything you want to me?” she confirms.

I nod in response.

“Yes, please,” she murmurs.

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